Post by JEBUS :D on Nov 22, 2009 5:06:46 GMT -5
[what exactly am i...?]
A "Pokemorph", to put it simply, is a half-breed. Half human, half Pokemon.
Now, while you thank Captain Obvious for doing what he does best I'll carry on.
Now, while you thank Captain Obvious for doing what he does best I'll carry on.
Pokemorphs are not a new concept to the world. Even back in ancient times when people were using Apricorns for Pokeballs there were plenty of stories about mythical creatures: wild men that turned into ferocious Mightyenas on the night of a full moon, bloodsucking half-Zubat demons, a belief that a Ninetales could curse you by turning you into some sort of crossbreed... the list goes on. And modern culture has adapted a lot of this folklore into books, movies, et cetera. They were the real-world equivalent of werewolves or vampires. Before the experiments started, that is.
A Pokemorph can be created by taking a human and letting some genetically-altered strands of Pokemon DNA run loose in his bloodstream. The human will undergo a transformation that could take anywhere between a few seconds and a few days (depends on the human's blood and the Pokemon's species and a lotta other stuff). This transformation is usually painful, and always rediculously weird. Body parts and skeletal structures have to rearange themselves, new organs like venom glands have to be formed, and the human's very mind must undergo drastic changes in its workings. It isn't a very pleasant experience, to put it lightly.
This was the only way to make a Pokemorph for a long time, until very recent studies by CODA have developed a simpler (yet more expensive and not as perfected) method. They can create a Pokemorph from scratch, making a fetus that steadily grows into a mature adult. Growth hormones can be used to speed the process up (most Pokemorphs already age a bit faster than humans), which allows the Morphs to be quickly used for whatever purposes they were intended. Lucem Ferre has only been able to effectively do this a few times, and they lack the money and resources CODA has access to, so it's a hell of a lot rarer to see a Lucem Ferre Morph who was born in a lab. Even CODA only does this for special purposes, like creating Legendary Morphs.
Now that we've got the boring stuff outta the way, here's what you're probably more interested in.
No Pokemorph is simply a human with spiffy ears and a tail. They all have a balanced amount of traits on each side of the spectrum. Say you have a Sandslash Morph. He would have the obvious traits, like sharp claws and spikes on his back, but he'd probably also be shorter than he was before and hunch forward a bit naturally. Pokemorphs are changed right down to the skeletal structure, and everywhere else. So don't think you're gonna get by making your character just look like a regular human being with only the cool or obvious traits of a Pokemon
They also have an altered mental state. Wouldn't you if you were snatched away from your life, locked in a cage, and transformed into a fighting machine? While not every Pokemorph is gonna be an emo wangsty wreck, the events that bring them to their current situation are going to drastically affect how or what they think. Then of course there's the actual Pokemon mental-traits. A Morph's species is going to determine a lot about this, but there are one or two general things all Pokemon share. Pokemon are competitive creatures by nature; they enjoy battling not really because they like to fight but moreso because they like to expand on their own abilities and prove their strength. So, whatever species he may be, a Pokemorph is likely to share this trait. Be it in physical combat or playing chess, Pokemorphs like to challenge each other. This is one of the reasons they make such effective soldiers. They also tend to rely on instincts along with logic, and respond more like animals than humans in dire situations.
As the whole site plot explains, Pokemorphs were originally created for no reason besides "Because we can... well, maybe. That's what we're gonna find out." But now they're only being made so that they can be used as weapons against the opposing side. So they're essentially soldiers, though the Lucem Ferre Morphs are also used for causing general chaos and reminding people who's gonna take over the world as soon as CODA's out of the way. But there is the occasional off chance that a Morph decides to ditch his organization, turn against it, or even join the opposing side. These Morphs are usually ignored, as they are rare occurances and often harmless. But if they do somehow become a problem for their organization they will be hunted down and killed without hesitation. Rebellious Pokemorphs don't usually last long on their own anyways; learning to forage or hunt for food is often a difficult and degrading process that they struggle with, and civillian groups are more than willing to slaughter them.
Pokemorphs can evolve, but rather than doing so by reaching a certain level of strength or building a bond with somebody they do so under extreme pressure. ... Unless the Morph is a species that evolves through contact with an object. A Pikachu Morph will evolve upon touching a Thunderstone; a Scyther Morph will evolve upon touching a Metal Coat. Et cetera. Keep in mind that a Morph's stage of evolution has NOTHING TO DO with his age. You could have a fifty-year-old Pichu Morph just as easily as you could have a two-year-old Dragonite Morph. Morphs are actually often just made in their final stages of evolution unless there's some special reason to do otherwise; a Feraligatr Morph is going to be more useful than a Totodile in fighting, most likely.[/size]
